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A Worthwhile Untrasonic Cleaner

I just purchased these two items from Amazon (PRIME)...

An Album Rotation device - holds 5 albums...
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07PNCVMZ3/ref=pe_3034960_236394800_TE_dp_1

An Utransonic Cleaning Tub
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07HNQ26WT/ref=pe_3034960_236394800_TE_dp_f1

The rotation device is extremely well built and fits the tub perfectly. The tub also looks well made, but is a bit noisy, but that is normal from what I have read..

I have just finished cleaning some 30+ albums and found the complete unit is extremely good at getting rid of those crackles and pops - even finger prints and other grunge - with minimal effort

The tub defaults to a wash time of 5 minute (I used 10 minutes) and I reduced default temperature to 20 Celsius, but the ultrasonic process warms the water up, so by the time I had finished some 35+ albums it was 30 Celsius.

Even had a friend come over with 3 of his dirtiest albums - grunge + finger prints - just plain grubby. Ten minutes of cleaning and voila - shiney like new (apart from the scratches) playing the album was almost noise free - probably needed a second wash.

So the total cost for both units was around $450 from Amazon.ca ($370 from Amazon.com)) for the two pieces - which from what I have been seeing is perhaps the lowest price for an Ultrasonic cleaner out there.

Eager to try the unit that arrived yesterday, I only used distilled water - without any additive

What additive does the absolute best job ?
What difference does it make?
Or should I just stick with distilled water?

Thanks for any feedback.

One of the best analogue related value for money products I have ever purchased

At this rate I’ll clean my entire vinyl library pretty quickly AND do some of the wife’s jewellery :-)

If you are looking for something that actually cleans you vinyl well - consider these products.

Regards - Steve



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williewonka
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cleeds
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billwojo
You definitely need something to break down the surface tension in the water.
Not really - that’s one of the advantages of ultrasonic cleaning. But probably not all US cleaners produce equal cavitation. For those that are weak, something like Tergitol may be necessary.

That’s part of what makes the Klaudio US cleaner so appealing, though. Nothing but distilled water is required.
benjie
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You can keep saying it but it doesn’t make it true. Plain distilled water does not clean oil, grease or dirt from the record surface or the record groove. As for the all powerful Klaudio machine, it’s 40 khz. That’s nothing special. The only thing special about it is the over $4000 price tag. And now they are going to stop production. Great product.
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cleeds
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benjie
You can keep saying it but it doesn’t make it true. Plain distilled water does not clean oil, grease or dirt from the record surface or the record groove.
Sorry, but you’re mistaken. I know this from first-hand experience with the Klaudio.
As for the all powerful Klaudio machine, it’s 40 khz. That’s nothing special.
Perhaps not but - as with many things in audio - the implementation is as important as the technology.

The only thing special about it is the over $4000 price tag. And now they are going to stop production. Great product.
It is a great product, actually. And although the company’s website says otherwise, it’s actually still in production. There’s a new batch arriving at Legend Audio on Dec. 9.

There’s no question that the Klaudio is pricey. But its combination of effectiveness and one-button convenience are unmatched, ime.

I have no affiliation with Klaudio other than as a satisfied customer.
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tim_p
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I was fortunate to grab an Audiodesk with the newer wiper blade design on sale here Black Friday($3600 cdn), after deciding against using the Kirmuss on my records. I did a dollar evaluation of my collection and it's value far out weighed spraying that "defactant" on them. Plus having seen it in action I was impressed but skeptical, it does leave that white toothpaste film after. The number of times it overheated and shut off, then having to wait "20" minutes for cool down turned me off it. 
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asvjerry
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...talk about synchronicity, I was just looking into ultrasonic cleaners for LP’s....*G*

Record handling was the issue; I was thinking a DIY approach, so thanks for the ’off the shelf’ item...pricey, but so is my time... ;) *L*

As for the ultrasonic unit itself, what caught my attention was this:
DK-600S
This has all the same basic features and size, but has a ’half power’ and a ’wave’ function that may prove useful for LP and CD that may not be ’disgustingly filthy’....just a ’touch up’ will do. ;)

DK seems to have more of a ’presence’, if you head off to their corp website....if you wanted one the size of a bathtub, they’d do that. *L*
They make a point of ’vibration stresses’...anything that ’does’ 40khz normally is trying to self-destruct...*L*

Thanks for posting at the right time @ the right place. *G* ;)
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